Charles GERIN dit LAJOIE

(b. 14 January 1857 , Yamachiche, Canada East d. abt. 1921 , Lowell, Massachusetts, USA )

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Charles GERIN dit LAJOIE was born 14 January 1857 in Yamachiche, Canada East

Charles GERIN dit LAJOIE was the child of François Xavier GERIN dit LAJOIE and Marie-Caroline DUPONT and the grandchild of: (paternal) André GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN) and Victoire CARON (maternal) Charles DUPONT and Marguerite FALARDEAU

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Charles married Eleonore GELINAS 14 January 1879 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Eleonore GELINAS was born 16 May 1858 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Eleonore died 14 July 1950 in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA. Eleonore was the child of Charles GELINAS and Marie-Olivia LAMY.

Charles GERIN dit LAJOIE died abt. 1921 in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Family and Children of Charles GERIN dit LAJOIE

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Charles GERIN dit LAJOIE married

Eleonore GELINAS-- Date: 14 January 1879 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada
Eleonore GELINAS was the child of Charles GELINAS and Marie-Olivia LAMY

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Children of Charles GERIN dit LAJOIE and Eleonore GELINAS:

Marie Louise LAJOIE (b.24 October 1879, Ste-Flore, St-Maurice, Quebec, Canada d. , )

Dionis LAJOIE (b.20 January 1882, Ste-Flore, Quebec, Canada d. abt. 1952, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Bernadette COUILLARD 2 June 1913 in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

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1857 Birth
14 January 1857
Yamachiche, Canada East

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1879 Marriage / Partner
Charles GERIN dit LAJOIE and Eleonore GELINAS 14 January 1879 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 22 years old.

1879 Birth of Child
Marie Louise LAJOIE was born 24 October 1879, Ste-Flore, St-Maurice, Quebec, Canada

Charles was 22 years old.

1882 Birth of Child
Dionis LAJOIE was born 20 January 1882, Ste-Flore, Quebec, Canada

Charles was 25 years old.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)